This exchange just happened on the Senate floor.
Cornyn: “I don’t understand how the SAVE Act disenfranchises voters.”
Durbin: “Happy to explain. Driver’s licenses don’t qualify under the bill. 50% of Americans don’t have passports.”
Cornyn: “Why not just amend it?”
Durbin: “When’s the last time the Senate actually amended a bill?”
Silence.
The SAVE Act requires passport-level documentation to register to vote.
50% of Americans don’t have a passport.
The people least likely to have passports: the elderly, the poor, rural Americans, young first-time voters.
The people most likely to have passports: wealthy Americans.
This is not voter protection.
This is voter selection.
And when a senator suggested fixing it — his own colleague couldn’t name the last time the Senate amended anything.
That’s the Senate in 2026.
In 1975, 22% of college students majored in education, higher than any other major. By 2015, fewer than one in 10 students are pursuing education. & with a near 50% attrition every 5 years, we have to do a better job of supporting, valuing, & paying teachers
@ryan_bdb@JamesAFurey Not sure why you feel such a need to attack? Have a good day. I choose to turn the other cheek. So keep it coming if you so feel compelled and it makes you feel better. Sincerely,
The loser who can’t read😜